Loading...The key to roasting your Thanksgiving turkey to perfection lies in its preparation. Williams-Sonoma culinary expert Amanda shares with you some important tips about preparing a Thanksgiving turkey.
It is important to know what kind of turkey to buy. A fresh turkey will always have a tasty flavor. Williams-Sonoma has a great selection of fresh turkeys available online during the holiday season. If you are planning to use a frozen turkey, it will take at least 3 to 4 days to defrost it. It is better to prepare your turkey well in advance than to wake up to a frozen turkey on Thanksgiving morning.
Before preparing your Thanksgiving turkey for roasting, it is important to rinse and dry it properly. Dry the insides of the cavity carefully so that the turkey is roasted instead of steamed. After drying the turkey, place it at room temperature for an hour. After an hour, add flavor to your turkey by rubbing compound butter (butter mixed with herbs and various spices) or plain butter on the outside of the turkey as well as in between the skin and the meat.
After flavoring it with butter, you should season the turkey with salt and pepper and even season inside the cavity area for that extra flavor. If you want to stuff the turkey, you can do it at this stage. If you are carving the turkey at the table then you can tress it to make it more presentable. With this preparation complete, you are ready to transfer your turkey to the roasting rack to begin cooking.
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